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Brad Pitt bid $160K to watch 'GoT' with star -- and he lost

The Lowell Sun

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05/17/2018 08:45:19 AM EDT

Actress Emilia Clarke poses for photographers during a photo call for the film 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' at the 71st international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 15, 2018. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP) (Arthur Mola)

Emilia Clarke has watched that episode of "Game of Thrones" with the unknown bidder who laid down a whopping $160,000 for the honor at a January auction.

"It was a bit of a surreal evening," Clarke told Yahoo Entertainment at the Los Angeles press day for her new film, "Solo: A Star Wars Story," in which she co-stars as Qi'ra, long-lost love interest to Alden Ehrenreich's young Han Solo.

Clarke clearly did not want to get into details about the auction, perhaps because the bidder from Sean Penn's fundraiser for relief in Haiti chose to remain anonymous.

But she did speak a little more about the runner-up, Brad Pitt. The actor fell short in his attempt to spend some quality time with the "GoT" star, who plays Dragon Queen Daenerys Targaryen. Pitt bid only $120,000 at the Sotheby's event.

"It was the weirdest experience of my entire life," Clarke, 31, said of the auction. "I thought my head was going to explode. I went bright red and couldn't stop smiling. It was amazing. I texted everyone I knew."

Clarke could hardly contain herself while gleefully reliving the moment.

"After it happened, I pretty much called my entire phone book and was, like, 'I just need everyone to know this happened to me.'"

Pauley Perrette responds to CBS statement about her assault claim

CBS's acknowledgment of a "workplace concern" involving actress Pauley Perrette of the crime-drama "NCIS" prompted a response from the actress Tuesday.

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Perrette earlier posted a series of cryptic tweets saying she had endured "multiple physical assaults" and suggested that may have contributed to her departure from the show. "It's horrifying," she wrote. "I left."

CBS Television Studios issued a statement late Tuesday confirming that "over a year ago" Perrette, who played forensic scientist Abby Sciuto on "NCIS" for 15 seasons before her final episode aired last week, "came to us with a workplace concern. We took the matter seriously and worked with her to find a resolution. We are committed to a safe work environment on all our shows."

Perrette responded on Twitter by saying the network "always had my back."

Meghan Markle's father will skip royal wedding for heart surgery

Meghan Markle's father will not attend the royal wedding after all, because he's undergoing a heart procedure.

On Tuesday, Thomas Markle, 73, told TMZ he was having heart surgery Wednesday morning to repair his heart from a previous attack that did "significant damage," adding that the doctors "will go in and clear blockage, repair damage and put a stent where it is needed."

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